The Colorado Rockies will be celebrating Jackie Robinson Day at home for the first time since 2012, and their opponent will be the Chicago Cubs. This will be the fourth match-up between the Rockies and Cubs on Jackie Robinson Day since its inception in 2004, making it the Rockies’ most common pairing for the occasion.
On this incredible 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, both teams will take the field wearing the number 42 in Dodger blue on their jerseys. Although there is still work to be done in order to make baseball a truly accepting and equal place for all, it is important to remember Robinson’s monumental achievement on this baseball holiday.